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1976Final results

1976 election for Tennessee House District 34

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

James Elkins (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Marshall E. Rasnake (D) by 11.7 points.

James ElkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%7,070
44.1%5,588
12,658 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+15.61972R+11.71976D+1.01978D+7.21980D+36.91982D+11.41984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET